Hausa edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic هَوَائِيّ (hawāʔiyy).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /hà.wáː.ʔíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hà.wáː.ʔíː]

Noun edit

hàwā'ī m or f (possessed form hàwā'in)

  1. irresponsible person; someone with their head in the clouds